Born and raised in the northwest suburbs of Chicago, emcee, Excel Cruz
aims to reanimate the seemingly lost elements of fun and lighthearted
lyricism in hiphop.
This really IS a fun, lighthearted track, couldn’t have said it better ourselves! We can see drunk white chicks dancing to this…
First leak off ofStanley Ipkiss: Year of the Nice Guy EP – AUGUST 3!
The Mask-inspired EP features 8 tracks and 3 skits with production from Rob Bates(Red Bull Big Tune Finals participant), QB and Nascent(50 Cent’s Strong Enough and RedRum) and Chicago newcomer, Im Trumaine.
Stanley Ipkisswill be released through Block Starz Music on August 3rd via iTunes and other online retailers. It premiered the other night on DJBooth.net to a very warm reception.
In this day in age, a video can make or break your career. “Video MADE the radio star” is a phrase that describes the times we live in today. Countless music videos are released each day from major labels, indies and unsigned alike. As fans and consumers, it’s hard to filter through all of that content to good music. Over here at TheOvun, I guess we’re an exception to that rule. I’ll watch a video but I listen to the track a little more closely, especially when i don’t know the artist.
I came across this video couple of weeks ago, and I’ve been listening to The Boy Illinois’ mixtape, Inhale Pt. 1: State Representative ever since. I swear , everybody been complaining about the state of the game, and that they can’t find nothing to listen to—-This tape is perfect; beginning to end. And might I add it plays more like an album than a tape. I’m goin to leave the bios and introductions for later. Right now check it out, and don’t say I never warned ya’ll. Dude got talent, watch out for him.